25+ Valentine's Day Nail Art You'll Absolutely Adore

Wear your heart on your nails with one of these super-sweet manicure designs. Bold shapes, sugary hearts and that classic red and white color palette will have you feeling the love in no time.

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Kiss Prints

Kiss Prints

Make it look like someone — someone with very tiny lips — has planted one on each of your nails by painting slightly imperfect kiss marks with a red nail polish like OPI Big Apple Red ($10.50, amazon.com) on a nude backdrop.

Kiss Prints

Make it look like someone — someone with very tiny lips — has planted one on each of your nails by painting slightly imperfect kiss marks with a red nail polish like OPI Big Apple Red ($10.50, amazon.com) on a nude backdrop.

Sugar, Sugar

Celebrate the only time of year when these delightful little candies are absolutely everywhere. Don't just eat them — put them on your mani, too! Use Bundle Monster Stamping Plates ($12, amazon.com) to get a picture-perfect finish.

Pile on Hearts

It looks tricky, but this mani is actually pretty easy to recreate. Start with your favorite light pink as a base — we recommend Essie's Need a Vacation ($9, amazon.com) — and add on layers of pink and red, just with a slight curve that mimics a heart.

Butter Me Up

Don't feel like you have to stick to traditional colors like pink and red. Unexpected shade like buttery yellow — in this case, Sinful Colors Professional Nail Polish in Unicorn ($7, amazon.com) — and black work just as well with heart shapes.

Funky Reds

Experiment with negative space for a cool, modern look by using two shades, keeping an empty diagonal gap between them. Pick similar colors like red and scarlet for a coordinated look or opt for contrasting hues to achieve a less-than-subtle style.